Mantra 6

Sukta 21

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यूयं गावो मेदयथ कृशं चिदश्रीरं चित् कृणुथा सुप्रतीकम्। भद्रं गृहं कृणुथ भद्रवाचो बृहद् वो वय उच्यते सभासु

IAST Transliteration

yūyáṃ gā́vo medayatha kr̥śáṃ cíd aśrīráṃ cít kr̥ṇutha suprátīkam | bhadráṃ gr̥háṃ kr̥ṇutha bhadravā́co br̥hád vo váya ucyate sabhā́su ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Ye Cows, make ye the lean one fat; yea, even the luckless make ye of fair aspect. Make ye the house auspicious, of auspicious speech: great is your life-giving power, so is it proclaimed in the assemblies.

Word by Word

यूयम्you (all)

गावःcows

मेfor me / to me

मेदयथyou make fat / you nourish

कृशम्lean (one)

चित्even

अश्रीरम्even the ill-favoured / lacking beauty

चित्even

कृणुथyou make

सुप्रतीकम्handsome / of good appearance

भद्रम्auspicious

गृहम्house

कृणुथyou make

भद्रवाचः(you) of auspicious speech

बृहत्great

वःyour

वयःvigour / vitality (lit. life-force)

उच्यतेis called / is spoken of

सभासुin assemblies

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attributed within AV ancillary tradition; hymn-level attribution varies by anukramaṇī)

Devata: Gāvaḥ (Cows) as prosperity-bearing powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (AV mixed meters; requires pada-count verification by recension tables)

Mantra Rasa

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